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10/04/13

Fall Cleaning ~ Getting rid of Summer Dirt & a Giveaway!!!

When it comes to Fall cleaning, one of the things I focus on is getting rid of all the dust and dirt that made it’s way in the house, during the summer months. In our new house we have a few different types of flooring on the main floor, which means that dirt and grime get stuck in the floor transitions. It’s particularly bad in this house because I don’t think the transitions were ever cleaned before we moved in (or anytime in the last 22 years)!

I tried getting this gunk out with my regular steam mop, but because of the difference in flooring surfaces it didn’t work. Luckily HomeRight makes the SteamMachine, which was exactly what I needed to get rid of this gunk.

I attached the small scrub brush to the steam wand and used it to steam the dirt right out of the transition.

It was pretty gross because I got to see how much dirt was actually in there, but it felt good once it was all gone!

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I cleaned all the transitions from wood flooring to laminate and it looked MUCH better when I was done.

Another place summer dirt likes to hide is in all the nooks and crannies of fireplaces, appliances, etc. I used the SteamMachine to get rid of the gunk in these spots too.

I didn’t have to do any scrubbing, that SteamMachine literally blew the dirt right out of this corner!

Much better. I even steamed the caulking around the fireplace and it lightened up a few shades. (Seriously how can people let things get this dirty?!)

The other place in my kitchen that had gathered quite a bit of filth (you might gag when you see this picture) were the transition around all my appliances. I used the small wire scrub brush attached to the steam wand, and the grime came right off.

The steam even lightened up the floor a little. Every time I steam mop these floors they get one shade lighter. The house was SERIOUSLY filthy when we moved in.

There are lots of places where summer dirt, and dust, accumulate that you could use the steam want to get rid of it. For example behind, and around the toilet, the thresholds of all the doors, etc. These are just a few of them, to print my complete Fall Cleaning checklist click HERE.

To make the rest of your Fall Cleaning tasks easier I thought you might like to have the chance to win your own SteamMachine! With the SteamMachine, and it’s variety of attachments you can sanitize and clean floors, stovetops, ovens, kitchen countertops, bathrooms, grills and more. It doesn’t require the use of any chemicals and kills 99% of all germs and bacteria. There’s also an attachment for cleaning windows (more on that coming in a couple weeks) and removing wallpaper! Fill out the Rafflecopter form to enter to win your very own SteamMachine from HomeRight. Good luck!!!

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"Hi, I'm Anna! Wife, mother, child of God, and the founder of Ask Anna. I have always enjoyed cleaning, organizing, decorating and helping people, so I've put that all together on the pages of this blog. I truly hope my tips help you in your home and make sure to contact me if you have a question!"

Comments

I’m SO excited about the jet nozzle! I’ve been wanting a good way to naturally kill germs and clean without chemicals for a long time. I’m really impressed with how well this steam cleaner has worked. Thanks for the post! Keep up the great job!

Do I have to pick 1? 🙂 I think that the small nylon attachment will help me get the group clean in my shower, the places where the wall meets the floor… all the little grooves in the kitchen floor, the oven. I could go on for a while. I WANT THIS!

Would LOVE this! We have a baby with Cystic Fibrosis. Cleaning without harsh chemicals is essential for good lung function for him. This would be awesome to keep our floors clean, toys, too! The attachment I LOVE is the jet nozzle.

As for which attachment, there isn’t one in particular. I would use all of them. I have several different types of flooring that could use several of those attachments. I also have a rock fireplace and a brick fireplace that the nylon brushes would have fun meeting. Not to mention the 3 bathrooms that I would love to clean with any of the attachments.

I love how the floors look now. I could REALLY use one of those Steam Machines in my house. Can we say 2 dogs, a husband and a 3 1/2 year old with a ton of sand in the yard? Makes for a LOT of dirt. Oh, and I have allergies.

I am so very happy that I came across your website. My friend had shared it with me and said “You have got to check this site out.” So, here I am 🙂 I love all your recipes and ideas. But, what I love the most is when I read that you serve an incredible God and are blessed. LOVED reading that. I was blessed to come across your site and truly blessed bc your a believer. I can’t wait to get into more of your site. Thanks for your time. Blessings, Jill L.

I have bathrooms that have original wallpaper from the 1980’s!! The wallpaper is still “stuck like glue” on the walls so I’ve been reticent to even attempt removal. It was supposed to be dry-strippable……uh, not so much! Would love to be able to steam it off with that amazing HomeRight Steam machine wallpaper attachment!

I can’t decide between the floor mop and the jet nozzle to clean around toilets etc. Either one would make my life so much easier, and to have both gets me really excited! Cleaning=excitement: I must be a mom!! :o)

Saw a tutorial on the steammachine site about how to use the little brass brush attachments to clean the inside of an oven which is my Achilles Heel!. Would love to have one of these to get my stove squeaky clean!

Hi Anna!
I am right in the middle of remodeling our master bedroom and bath and also taking out all of the carpeting in house and replacing it with tile. I’m really excited to see the SteamMachine and thank you for your blog – I see myself keeping the floors in beautiful shape and I absolutely LOVE the hand held steam cleaner to clean the grout <<<<< that is my favorite! Thanks Anna!!

I can’t even believe how much dirt would come out of the creases in my house. I have severe back pain and pushing the mop around doesn’t cut it. So all of the attachments would be needed. I hope I win!

I am excited for the jet nozzle. Got something funky on the outside of my shower door that nothing else will remove. Plus, who isn’t interested in less chemicals? Thank you for all your helpful tuts you have here!

I will just be beginning married life next May and moving into my first real apartment with my future husband. Living in a college town, a lot of the apartments are really not as clean as they originally look and it drives me nuts! So the mop head would be perfect for cleaning everything right off the bat!!

I LOVE to clean, just ask my family, and would also LOVE to win this prize. I would like the steam mop, our new house has almost all laminate floors and between a big dog, teens and living in MT, they get tracked up a lot.

I could use all of the attachments!! My house really needs a good cleaning!! I like the attachment for the grout cleaning the best! But then you have the one for the oven cleaning.,. one for the edges between rooms or even how about cleaning around the sink in the kitchen!! Mine needs a deep cleaning!! I would love to have this product!!

All the tools look amazing but I think the floor mop would be the most used since we have orders to Okinawa, Japan where most of the base housing had hard floors (no carpet) throughout the entire house.

I would like to try them all honestly. I would like to try it indoors and outdoors on my windows and screens. I have always enjoyed sites that endorse cleaning with natural products. You just cant beat steam cleaning.

Love the idea of the jet nozzle and the small scrub brush. I have transitions in my flooring that this would be great for. The whole system would be great for rental homes when renters move out. Love, Love, Love this system

I also have many floor transitions and raised thresholds that collect dirt. This looks like a great cleaning tool for many purposes. I like the idea of the fabric steamer attachment. I hate ironing clothes. This would be a wonderful alternative to that.

I like the grout cleaning attachment as I hate spending the time it takes to get grout clean. I would love to steam clean the toilets!!! Way better than trying to scrub in all those gross places!! What a great way to clean without chemicals too!

Really, I’m most excited about the floor steam mop attachment. Cleaning my hard wood floors is what I need it most for. Hopefully, I would get exited about the other attachments, too, but I’m starting at zero.

We just moved into a new house recently and there is so much of grime and dirt that an average cleaning by us couldn’t get off. I would be so excited to use the steam machine to revamp our house for a house warming party and inaugurate our home!

I am most excited about the jet nozzle to get in the grooves of the toilet. With two boys and one about to start potty training this steamer would be a huge help in cleaning and sanitizing the bathroom!

My family had owned the Shark steam mop. We loved, loved, loved this product until the day it broke! What I like about the steam mop you are featuring are all the add ons. You were able to tackle that dirt because of the attachments. One person will be a very happy winner!

I have low back problems and bending to scrub baseboards and all of the other places yucky stuff hide is really hard for me so having a wand with brushes and steam to do the work for me would be a God send.

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